Aunt Mary (1979)
The true-life drama about a handicapped Baltimore woman living on welfare who organized a sandlot baseball team and ended up coaching more than 50,000 boys and girls over nearly 40 years.
Top billed cast
Jean StapletonMary Dobkin
Martin BalsamHarry Strasberg
Harold GouldDr. Hoxley
Dolph SweetAmos Jones
Robert EmhardtBerwick
Philip BrunsDet. LaMonica
Robbie RistVernon
Anthony CafisoNicholas Rocco
K.C. MartelBilly
Hap LawrenceClyde Hopper
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